My 64th birthday was wonderful! Studly Doright surprised me by taking a day off of work, and we enjoyed a late breakfast at a local restaurant. Afterwards we dressed in our riding gear and took a motorcycle ride to Seminole State Park.
It was supposed to be a short ride—no more than sixty miles round trip, but a section of the road was closed due to a bridge being under repair. Did we give up? Hell, no. Studly programmed a different route into his gps and off we went.
Many, many miles later we reached the state park. There, we found a shady spot to park our bikes and hiked for a bit. The weather was perfect—temperatures in the mid-70’s and an almost cloudless blue sky. Studly posed for me in the “chapel.” See the steeple?
Afterwards we stopped at Spring Creek Resort somewhere near Donalson, Georgia, for a terrific lunch. I ate way too much, but hey, calories do not count on one’s birthday. That’s a fact.
The ride home was easy and uneventful. That is, until we turned into our housing development. The road to Doright Manor is filled with curves and hills, and for some reason, going around one curve I rolled on the throttle and came mere inches from becoming an off-road rider. Fortunately, I corrected my path and stayed on the pavement. The alternative wouldn’t have been pretty, and I likely wouldn’t be writing this blog post right now. 😳
Still congratulating myself for avoiding a major disaster I rolled into the driveway and up to the ramp into Studly’s garage. The bike was at an awkward angle, so I killed the engine and asked Studly if he’d ride the bike into the garage for me. Of course he said he would. That’s why I call him Studly Doright!
But guess who tried to get off the bike without putting her kickstand down? Yes, that would be me. In the blink of an eye I was hitting the driveway, my helmet bouncing off the asphalt and the bike laying on top of me.
Miraculously, only the windshield was damaged in the fall, and we’d already decided the aftermarket shield was too tall for my liking, so we will just replace it sooner rather than later.
My helmet saved my noggin from serious injury. My head literally bounced when I landed. And I landed on my right side. That’s the same side I injured when I fell into/out of bed a few weeks ago, so at least I still have one operational side.
So maybe it’s time I got a stunt double. Contact me if you’re interested. I can’t pay much, but you’ll never be bored.
Peace, people!
Haha – as a 38-broken-bones-and-counting unlucky bastard I would make a poor stunt double. But damn. That picture made me laugh so hard xD
Glad you avoided disaster!
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38? Oh my. I bow to you!
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Oh Leslie, you did make me laugh. This is like when we do hills and we get back down again and then trip over some damned trailing bramble..Glad you enjoyed.
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That’s how it goes!
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yeah… Sod’s law
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You should stay away from home, too many hazards there! It sounds like a life on the road is what you need.
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Maybe!
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Sorry for your troubles, they come along for the ride.
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I’ve ridden many years without dropping a bike. Still can’t believe I did that—my body keeps reminding me, though.
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Oh my goodness!!! You had a lucky escape only to jump right into the fire. I hope you’re not in any pain? The day sounds incredible though, what fun to ride to a park and hike. You’ve given me ideas for sure although I wouldn’t know the first thing to do with a bike.
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Thank you! I’m a little stiff today, but feeling lucky!
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Was that disaster number 3, or is there one to go?
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Oh, I think I’m done. Maybe!
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🙂
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Argh. Hope all is good…FYI, if you have luck finding a stunt double, tell me. Thinking I need one
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Maybe we could get a discount….
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That works…
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Yikes! So glad you still had your helmet on. Hopefully you aren’t too banged up and sore afterwards. It is always day 2 or 3 for me that I just want to cry all day.
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I’m a bit stiff today, but hanging in there!
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You do know how to celebrate!
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Today it feels like I should have stayed home!
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